Blackney Prospect

The Blackney Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Blackney Prospect
Secondary: Blakney

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ore Body Is Cut Off On Its E End By Cross Fault Trending N 40 W

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PROBABLY LOW
Analytical Data: NO DATA ON GRADE

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 48 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SOME PHYSICAL EXPLORATION; CLAIM PATENTED IN 1911 OR EARLIER

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE ABOUT 3 FT THICK TRENDING N 75 W WITH 45 SW DIP CONTAINS PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN PARALLEL VEINS 1/2 TO 18 IN WIDE SEPARATEDBY THIN LAYERS OF GREENSTONE; TRACED 200 FT ALONG STRIKE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS IN METAVOLCANICS OF SKOLAI GROUP NEAR A JURASSIC DIORITEPLUTON

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: SURPRISE CREEK, DIVIDE CREEK; THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE SUSTAINED INTEREST IN THE AREA AROUND TARAL CR., POSSIBLY DUE TO DIFFUCULTY OF ACCESS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 576, P. 51-52

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 62

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GC 15, P. 4

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 57

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 48

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892A

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-48

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